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Robert Cordtz, 262 West Angels, spokc in support of the plan and was very happy to have this kind of company come to Plea.santon. He urged Council to unanimously approve this project and welcome this company. Maureen Hart, 6513 Arlington Drive, expressed conditional support for the project so long as PE Biosystems buys and develops the property. Her main concems were the view and traffic and she supported limiting the nmnber ofpurking spaces. She wanted to make certain the design guidelines include the following: no lakeside development; maximum building area of 960,000 sq. ft.; maximum building height of 48 feet; maximum building pad elevation of 371 feet in the Central Zone; no building shall exceed three stories; and 400 foot setback from Sunol Boulevard. She had little faith in the effectiveness of transportation systems and felt there would still be a lot of people driving to and from work. Ralph Rajs, 3535 Kings Canyon Court, Chair of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, expressed support for the project~ This is a quality tenant for Pleasanton and he believed PE Biosystems will be an excellent corporate citizen. He appreciated the phased approach. Wallace Mayor, 5872 Corte Mente, supported the prqject. He indicated he was fortumqte to live and work in the same community. He believed PE Biosystems will be good for the City and offer more citizens the luxury of living and working here. Jan Batcheller, 164 Main Street, Suite C, believed the proposed plan was the highest and best use for this property. Citizens have reaffirmed this use with each General Plan for over thirty years. Kaiser Aluminum has been a very good corporate citizen for Pleasanton and moved its sales office here and this would be nice way to say thank you to Kaiser for its support for many years. PE Biosystems has been a good citizen in Foster City and she believed this was a great company with a bright future which will generate less employees on the site than most other sites of this size. This is a phased project that will not be built overnight. Ihe 960,000 square feet will generate less traffic than most 600,000 square foot office uses. The plan has a 28% FAR on 80 acres, which is one of the lowest in the commtmity. It will provide 400 job openings for Pleasanton residents and it is difficult to imagine a more ideal use or user for the site. A vote for this would affirm the General Plan, reduce commute trallic and offer great ,job opportunities llx existing residents. She urged Council to unanimously approve the project. Willian~ Olson, 301 Diamond Court, stated that PE Biosystems will be a good user for the land and he looked forward to having them as neighbors. He felt the project is good with setbacks and will preserve views. He had concerns about tying development ofSunol Boulevardwlth this project. He recommended use ofrubbe~zed asphalt for top paving of Sunol Boulevard to deaden the noise. He said the standard for acceptable noise at the residential property line is 60 dB. The current measurement for Ms property is well above that. Ite indicated other advantages of rubberized asphalt are longer life, resistance to cracking, and less maintenance over time. Pleasanton City Council 11 07/11/00 Minutes